[Remote] Business Systems Engineer Senior - GUS Job Details | Grainger Businesses

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Grainger is hiring a Senior Business Systems Engineer to develop, integrate, and support systems used across its North American distribution centers and branch network. The role focuses on SAP application development, warehouse and supply chain technology, and delivering scalable, maintainable solutions in collaboration with business and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure and/or develop, deploy, optimize, monitor and improve systems and business applications. Clearly demonstrates understanding of the implications of their usage on the business
• Contribute to capability roadmaps and conducting technology research for innovation and continuous improvement. Translate complex business requirements into detailed technical specifications and deliverables
• Specialized with core technical and functional domain experience within respective team (beyond where necessary, demonstrates curiosity). Defines nonfunctional requirements in accordance with Engineering best practices (Security, reliability, performance, etc.)
• Partners with administration and operational teams to improve key service practices. Documenting debt and waste.  Develop sustainable feedback loops for continuous improvement.  Builds sustainable systems with monitoring and observability, builds with supportability in mind.  Set standards for operating procedures and advise on best practices for engineers
• Support team activities (daily status meetings, tech huddle topics, desk checks) and pairing with peers to work on stories
• Perform hands-on coding, debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization of SAP applications. This position is approximately 80% development and coding focused
• Regularly evaluates current business processes, applications, systems, and identifies potential improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Use each task/story as an opportunity to embed improvements
• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior engineers

Skills

• This position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship now or in the future. Individuals requiring sponsorship (e.g. OPT or H1B visa status) should not apply
• Only individuals authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future will be considered for this position
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 5 years of configuration and/or development experience in broad range of hardware & software products. SAP WM, SAP Stock Room Management, s/4 Hana EWM, GTS
• Proficient ability to design, develop, test, and deploy applications/ systems using proven technologies within variety of technologies and environments
• Knowledge of specific programming languages and techniques
• Works autonomously with limited guidance
• Directs the application of existing principles and guides development of new policies and ideas
• Proficient troubleshooting (within multiple systems) and problem-solving skills
• Embeds data analytics capabilities and understanding of key business data models
• Experience across multiple technical and functional domains maintained by team
• Consistently practice engineering sensible defaults on the team
• Ability to triage issues in production
• Knowledge of how systems fit into Grainger enterprise architecture
• Working towards a robust understanding of Grainger's end-to-end business including ability to explain how key tech initiatives are contributing to the business and how our growth drivers work
• Demonstrates general curiosity, customer-focus and peer leadership with a focus on making their team better
• Strong coding, debugging, and analytical skills, with the ability to write and maintain code in ABAP and other relevant programming languages, must be comfortable reading, modifying, and developing production-quality code
• Experience with SAP HANA platforms and integration with external systems (WES/WCS) required
• Ability to code in ABAP and work with IDocs, API's, RFCs, BAPIs, and interface error handling
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to bridge business and technical stakeholders
• Comfortable working in agile, fast-paced, and warehouse/operations-driven environments
• Kafka, JSON, Python and other languages a plus

Benefits

• This role is eligible for an incentive target of up to 10%, based on the achievement of individual and company performance objectives in accordance with the current terms of the incentive program.
• Remote work.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment.
• 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
• 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date).
• 6 company holidays per year.
• 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
• Employee discounts.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan refinancing.
• Free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
• Maternity support programs and nursing benefits.
• Up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.

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